{"id":149,"date":"2017-12-12T06:56:36","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T06:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=149"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:06:17","slug":"the-pipes-and-drums","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/welcome\/the-pipes-and-drums\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pipes and Drums"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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You can contact the Band President, Major (Retd.) Lance Cheese by eMail:<\/strong><\/b> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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From the time of its formation in 1906, the Pipes and Drums formed an integral part of The London Irish Rifles, before coming under the umbrella of the Regimental Association in 1969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The London Irish Rifles Association Pipes and Drums are always seeking pipers and drummers at their new home in Penge in south east London. As an alternative, we also have a “Northern Contingent”, who come together north of the capital in Hertfordshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We welcome new members to carry on the proud tradition of the Regimental Pipes and Drums: remembering when they marched in the Allied victory parade in Tunis in May 1943, and at the Vatican during both June and July 1944. Evocative events, among so many, at which our Pipes and Drums have performed so memorably over the years…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can also read about the Band’s history in “The Pipes and Drums of the London Irish Rifles, 1906 – 2006”, written by George Willis and George P. Willis and which compiles a list of Band Members since 1906<\/strong><\/a> – and which needs to be updated regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pipe Major Gerald Griffin, 1966-2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Gerald was promoted to Pipe Major on St Patrick\u2019s Day in March 2025 but, whilst taking part in a most exertive hill walk in Wales during May 2025, he succumbed to the heat. Unfortunately, he went into immediate Cardiac Arrest and tragically passed away in an Air Ambulance on the way to hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Remembering Gerald Griffin<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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It was such shocking news for us all and our main thoughts remain with Gerald\u2019s family, especially his beloved wife, Michelle, and their children, Louise and Daniel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can contact the Band President, Major (Retd.) Lance Cheese by eMail: bandpresident@londonirishrifles.com From the time of its formation in 1906, the Pipes and Drums formed an integral part of The London Irish Rifles, before coming under the umbrella of the Regimental Association in 1969. The London Irish Rifles Association Pipes and Drums are always […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-149","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149"}],"version-history":[{"count":107,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25866,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149\/revisions\/25866"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}